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Vienna Ball magnate dies at 91, soon after 6th marriage

Vienna Ball magnate dies at 91, soon after 6th marriage

The flamboyant Richard LLugner who drew tabloid attention to the fusty Vienna Opera Ball by paying millions to Kardashian-type celebs to turn out as his date, has pranced his final waltz.

A construction billionaire, Lugner married six times, lastly in June to a glamour model.

Austrian chancellor Karl Nehammer tweeted: ‘Richard Lugner was a successful entrepreneur and a dazzling personality. An Austrian original who never lost his way.’

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